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I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

Alicia Keys

My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.
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Conversation Influence Music Myself People Place Thinking
I think we deserve people who really, really love us.
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Deserve Love Ourselves People Thinking
Be driven, be focused, but enjoy every moment, because it only happens once.
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Drive Focus Goal Inspirational Moments
It’s karma, baby. And it goes around.
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Around Karma Spiritual
Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it’s really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.
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Brave Fear Myself Person Smart Vocabulary
The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.
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Cruelty Important Proud Work Yourself
I’m committed to evolving and growing and sitting at the head of my own table with no fears or limitations. But I’ve also learned to be more open now and more spontaneous in life.
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Commitment Growth Head Life Myself
I’m not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I’m thick. I like my body.
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Appearance Body Myself Shame
We’re all going to change. Otherwise, it’s boring.
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Boredom Change
It’s when we become afraid of everything and worried about everything that you are never going to reach your highest potential.
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Afraid Potential Reach Worry Yourself
Why give up before we try?
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Give Up Inspirational Try
I don’t have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don’t have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.
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Family Friendship Greatness Huge Myself
I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you’d better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that’s going to shape them. They are going to become you.
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Better Character Children Deep Family Thinking Yourself
I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We’re capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.
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Believe Capability Human Limitation Myself Realization Scare
Falling down ain’t falling down, If you don’t cry when you hit the floor, It’s called the past cause I’m getting past, And I ain’t nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now.
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Cry Down Effort Fall Hard Time Myself See Struggle
I’m a very caring person.
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Care Myself Person

I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

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I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

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